The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-09-15
News Of Belfas. and Vicinity.

Harper's Weekly Of last week had full page
picture of scenes in and around the historic town
of Castine.
Mr.. p. a. Sanborl is fitting up studio in the
Black building Phoenix Row and will occupy
1t in about two weeks.
The knights Of Labor excursion from Hurricane
and vinalhaven Belfast, advertised for last Sat
urday, was postponed
The new shoe factory in this city is now employ
ing ten men, and we are pleased to note that the
prospects of success are lat:ering.
An Indian ut Searsport named reat Spot recent
ly made some very unique rustic seats of alder for
W. c. futile, of this city, to be used in his photo
graphy business.
The college bows have returned to their studies
Joseph Williamson, .Jr, of this city, is now
senior at Bowdoin and Joseph Pen,cton is in his
second term. Herbert Field enters !,owdoin this
term.
Mr.. S. X. Spear, formerly of Belfast, was in town
last week in the interest of c. S. Marston, of Bos.
ton, dealer in clothing. Mr.. Spear is travelling
salesman and his route in future will include Bel
fast.
The Oak Hill Granite company is having hard
luck shipping paving stones. One cargo sunk in
our harhor on sch. Abraham Richardson, but was
reshirped, and last week another cargo sunk with
SCH Earl.
Tue wafer works company has employed Photo
grapher Tutie to make number of pictures of
their works to be used for vertisng purposes, and
negative of the stand pipe and several of the dam
have bcen taken
J,1tI,
the court Friday complaint of John Robbins for
drunkenness and disturbance at the Phoenix House
Blake sentenced to thirty days and costs from
which he appealed.
Mr.. Walter Dodge, of this city, was injured last
week while hauling rock in the southerly part of
the town. lie was FRYING with a bar when the
stone slipped bringing the iron bar violently across
the lett ann. No bones were broken.
Farmers complain of potato rot all over the
county. In some cases the crop VIII be nearly
ruined, and this is true not only of Waldo county,
but of the State generally. Between the potato
bug aud the rot our farmers have Il hard time rails
ing tubers.
Mr.. Rice of Boston, is in Belfast in the interest
of society known as United Fellowship, an or
ganizaton with an insurance system connected.
invites the cooperation of those who wish to carry
safe and cheap life insurance.
We have received the September number of the
odd Fellows Register and Masonic Jorrnal pub
lished by Smith 4 Sale, Portland. The editor is
Past Grand Representative and one of the best
posted Odd Fellows in the State. The Register
ought to be in the hands OF every Odd Fellow and
Mason in the State.
The journal recently stated that nugget of gold
weighing thirteen and half pounds had been
taken from Mr.. O. W. Pitchers mine at Brecken.
ridge, Col. Mr.. Pitcher writes to say that the
weight of the nugget was correct, but that it WAS
not taken from his mine but came from the mining
camp at Breckenridge.
MIR. kimball, of Maryland was in Belfast last
week, gathering divorce statistics agreeable to a
recent act of Congress. While here Mr.. Kimball
examined the Clerk of Courts lockcts and made
record of all divorces granted in Waldo county for
twenty years. The object in view is to secure uni
formity in the divorce laws of the country.
YACHT NOTES. Fred White, Ed. Dunbar, W X.
Marshall, James Durham and Will Ross, the latter
on visit to Belfast, went to Bar IIarbor last week
III the yacht Jeanette. The run down was made
through Fox Island and Deer Island thoroughfares.
The party returned home Friday after an enjoy
able cruise. Mr.. Webster has stripped his yacht
rather early in the season.
Sch. War Eagle loaded W tn naphtha was burned
at Chelsea, Mass. last week, careless handling of
case causing an explosion. The crew were blown
into the air and overheard and two were killed,
one of whom was the cook, Mr.. james Moran of
Stockton aged twenty-five years Moran jumped
ll.i MI TO
by the floating oil and drowned
SOLDIERS MONUMENT. Mr.. George Il; Ferg,-
son, of the Oak Hill Granite company, Belfast, has
received several plans anil pictures of Soldiers
monuments, which can he seen at the store of
swan 4 Siblcv. One which attracts special atten-
ton can be erected for 5000 and Mr.. Ferguson
thinks the SUN can be easily raised. In short
time active will be taken by our citizens
Custom House Square is thought by MANY to he
the proper place for the monument. 1t can be pro
tcctc'l by iron fence AMI this is the most public
place in town.
TIE NEW HOTEL. We glad to learn that
new hotel for Belfast is almost an assured thing.
sixteen thousand dollars were on the paper last
week, and pledges enough made to swell the figure
to 80, 900, the sum decided upon as sufficient to
warrant beginning. The proposed building will
cost between 23 600 and $4,000, and the hotel will
be under tic management of Mr. Ira T. Loyciov of
the Revere Mr.. Ilcryey, who was circulating the
sub criplion paper, said he hoped to get the stock
holders together this week for organization and
Crosby lot can boom Belfast as summer re
sort.
FIELD DAY. Sunday last the seventy
ond anniversary of the birth of t. p Field, Esq, of
tins city and was also the forty fourth anniversary
of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Field. The occa-
sion was made Il reunion and the entire family to
the third generation sat around the board. Mr..
and Mrs. George p. Field and their two children,
of Boston; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles 5. Pearl and two
Children of Bangor, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles II.
flei'i, of this city, were present, and with Mr.. and
Mrs. B. +. Field made Il company Of twelve. Mr..
Field is the Register of Probate. His numerous
friends wish linn many happy returns of his ami
versaly.
AROUND THE TRENCHES. Monday the steam
dr'!l and boiler were removed from lower Main
street to Bridge street. where about tlirty wards OF
ledge were removed. The workmen ON High
stree dug down this week to the Old sidewalk and
foundation of the old Telegraph building that were
covered up when High street was Strengthened ten
years ago. THE old reservoir on High street was
exposed Monday by the workmen. 1t is ua'ler the
street and about two feet below the surface.
Monday one Of the Italians was caught stealing
clothes from the steps of 4 housc on High street
and was forced to give them up. The digging
Gang is enlarged almost daily last week Tuttle
photographed the Italians in the trench on Main
street.
CONCERT. The Bijou Quartette Club, assisted
hy Alice Etohnell soprano, Mrs. Alexander elocu-
t'onist Mr.. Asa &. Morton tenor. aud Miss Nellie
Parkerpianis gave concert at the Baptist Church
on Friday evening last. With the exception of Mr..
Morton Of the Apollo Quartette, of Bangor the
talent was local. The programme as follows:
Piano daet-"Galop lirllante" Miss BickncIl and
Miss Parker. Rccitation-"How the Old Horse
Won the Bet Mrs. Alexander Song-"A Leaf
from the Spray" Miss Bcl:nell. Song-"Revel my
Heart MI. Asa G. Morton. Recitation" The
High Tide on the Coast of Lincolnshire" rs.
Alexander. Duet--Miss Bicknell and MIR. Morton
Recitation" Jane Conquest" Mrs. Alexander.
song-"1hrough Meadows Green," Miss Lick.
nell Song--Nlr. Morton. The attendance was good
and the entertain ncnt Il very satisfactory one.
THE BURIAL OF NR. PRIEST. The funeral and
largely attended. The burial took place at Stock
ton and the procession that accompanied tie re-
mains one OF the largest ever seen here There
were twenty nine carriages III line Waldo Lodg,:
Of odd Fellows went in 4 body, the Sc, entv five
members occupying twenty-five carriages. The
burial ceremony took place in the cemetery in the